ENGL126 English for University Purposes

A skills-based course for those seeking to improve their command of the English language
for use in an academic context.

ENGL 126 teaches advanced reading comprehension, academic and professional writing,
and presentation skills. This paper caters to university students in all academic
disciplines and includes course material relevant to both first- and second-language
English speakers. Assessment involves reading and listening comprehension, formal
writing, and group and individual presentations.

(i) Health Sciences First Year students must sit a compulsory English diagnostic test
in late February. Students who do not pass the test will be required to enrol in ENGL
126. (ii) Students who complete Foundation Year in June and intend to enrol in Health
Sciences First Year the next year should not select ENGL126 in Semester 2 of the same
year as Foundation Year.